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Famed swordsman Ting Meng-hao has no peer until the day he meets a monk who defeats him and makes him his disciple. After three years, Ting resumes his old way of life and is provoked into a duel with Golden Sword gang member Pi Chen-wen, whom he kills. The remorseful Ting retires to Liu Manor to work as a mason for Liu Ta-hu.When Liu Manor is attacked by bandits, the villagers think Ting is somehow involved. Hsiao-ching, daughter of the manor’s owner, persuades the angry knight not to leave the place. Pi Shao-tang, leader of the Golden Sword gang, confronts Ting to avenge his slain son Pi Chen-wen. When Ting explains that he’s given up dueling, the cruel Pi nonetheless attacks him. With Ting’s life in the balance, Chiu Yi-hsing appears and saves him. But Chiu in turn challenges Ting upon learning his identity. Ting is still reluctant to fight but is forced to take action when Chiu destroys his shop and abducts Hsiao-ching. In the evening duel, no spectators are permitted. With the fight over, they dash to the scene of the clash to find both swordsmen lying in a pool of blood. Chiu is slain in the encounter but Ting is merely wounded and leaves to join his sweetheart Hsiao-ching, away from knights only too eager to challenge his reputation.
Chu Ling (Chen Ping) is the victim of rape, and as a result becomes infected by an incurable form of V.D. known as “Vietnam Rose.” Prior to the attack, Chu Ling, an innocent girl, is intercepted one night by a gang of thugs who rape her in turn. Bent on vengeance, she knows that becoming a bar-girl will offer her the best opportunity to plan for revenge against her attackers. She is soon befriended by the owner of the bar, Wang Ta (Lo Lieh), and another bar-girl, Yang Fei Hung (Chen Ching), who are both sympathetic towards her. One incident in which Wang Ta fights off thugs who molest Chu Ling, makes her realize that in spite of his lameness, Wang Ta is a skilled fighter. And when Yang Fei Hung tells her that she has never seen him assist one of his girls before, Chu Ling feels an affection towards him she has never known. As her health declines, Yang Fei Hung persuades Chu Ling to seek medical help. But on diagnosing the disease, the doctor assumes he can take physical advantage of her. She wounds him in resisting his attack, and flees to Wang Ta, telling him the story of her past, and begging him to teach her martial arts. He agrees, and her new skills enable her to take the revenge she wanted.
Fang Cheng-tien, an expert whip wielder, is suspected to be responsible for a robbery and several murders of which he is innocent. For 15 years, knights both good and evil seek his whereabouts. Among these are villain Hung Ta-peng and young knight Wang Chien-hsin. The latter is the nephew of Yang Tien-hsiung, a victim of the crime Fang supposedly committed. Both he and Hung trail a whip-wielding girl, Yang Han-yun, to Fang’s hideout, but Fang steals away to avoid a confrontation. Yang finds herself surrounded by 16 bandits at an inn, all of whom urge her to reveal where Fang has hidden the stolen loot. Fang arrives in the nick of time to rescue the young girl. The ruthless Hung is determined to kill Yang, believing she’s Fang’s daughter. (In truth, she’s the daughter of the slain Yang Tien-hsiung, and thus a cousin of Knight Wang). Wang, convinced by now of Fang’s innocence, suspects Hung as the true culprit. Together with Yang and Fang, he tracks Hung down. In the battle which follows, the villain is finally killed, and Fang’s name cleared.
Tso Lung of the 100-Poison Clique is an ambitious martial artist, who plots to smash his rivals, amongst whom are the Hsien Hsia Clique. A woman fighter, Hua Szu Ku, and two knights, Heh Mo-li ( David Chiang ) and Wan Ying Tai ( Tsung Hua ) have been approached for help by Tso Lung. Wan promises to help, but Heh leaves the district and cannot be traced. Heh is a jolly and resourceful knight, who does not want to help the bad Tso Lung; he therefore goes to warn Lo Chun, the head man of the Hsien Hsia Clique, that Tso Lung is plotting to harm them. However, Lo does not believe that Hua Szu Ku would aid Tso Lung. Shih Ming-chu ( Ching Li ) of the Hsien Hsia Clique has meanwhile attracted both Heh and Wan by her beauty.Shih Ming-chu goes into a temple, and is followed by Heh. Suddenly, Ching Teng ( Chen Hui-min ) the teacher of Tso Lung, quietly shoots at Heh with three poisoned golden needles; but Ko Ying, Heh’s teacher, rescues him. Ko then goes to Hua Szu Ku’s mansion to consult Cha Hung, the close ally of Hua Szu Ku, in order to join forces with them both to flight against Ching Teng, who is also known as the “Bloody Yama”. However, Hua Szu Ku does not believe that Ching Teng has reappeared after 20 years in retirement. One night, Shih Ming-chu angrily asks Wan whether he is a disciple of Ching Teng, who killed Shih’s parents 20 years previously. Suddenly, Ching Teng appears, and tries to persuade Wan to kill her instantly; before they can harm her, Heh Mo-li appears and resists them, and finally manages to rescue her.The day for Hua Szu Ku to judge Yu Pao of the Hsien Hsia Clique arrives, and the judgement takes place in front of members of both the good and bad cliques. Yu Pao openly admits that he had many times committed rape and murder on the instructions of Lo Chun, and he also accuses Lo Chun of trying to destroy the other rival cliques. However, Yu Pao is a rebel from the Hsien Hsia Clique, and is a paid agent of Tso Lung. A fierce battle erupts at that very moment, during which Tso Lung’s cunning scheme seems to succeed; and Ching Teng also seizes the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, by joining in the fray.
A hermit found a little orphan in the street 20 years ago. He brought the boy back to the hermitage and looked after him. The boy grew up; and before asking him to go out to search for his parents, the hermit taught him martial acts – for self-defence only.
To the people in the city, the orphan is known as “The Bastard,” but he does not mind how he is called. One day, “The Bastard” (Tsung Hua) meets a beggar girl, Hsiao I (Lily Li), and saves her from a mob of gamblers. This chivalrous deed has infuriated the ringleader of the gamblers, Ku Ying-hao, son of local dignitary Ku Chang-po. Consequently he tries to have revenge on “The Bastard” by purposely creating a fight between “The Bastard” and Shang Tien, the martial arts master employed by Ku Chang-po. While “The Bastard” and Shang Tien are engaged in a duel, Ai Chen (Chiao Lin), the pretty cousin of Ku Ying-hao suddenly appears on the scene, and asks the duelists to stop fighting. Her reason for the act is that “The Bastard” looks like Ku Ying-hsiung (Tsung Hua’s second role), the younger brother of Ku Ying-hao. Presently Ku Ying-hsiung is in jail, charged with murder.
Since then, Ku Chang-po and his sons are scheming to have Ku Ying-hsiung released from prison, using “The Bastard” as the scapegoat, for both of them look very alike. But fortunately for “The Bastard,” their plot is exposed by Hsiao I, who subsequently warns him of their treachery. Meanwhile, “The Bastard” also learns from the brothel keeper that his poor mother had died after being raped by Ku Chang-po. The sad news overwhelms “The Bastard,” who then seeks out Ku Chang-po and his sons; and he kills them in a series of adventures. But it has been his destiny to remain unhappy for long time, because his good friend, Hsiao I, the beggar girl, has also died following a dreadful assault by Ku Chang-po’s henchmen.
